l9n/ Mississippi

2019 Regular Session

House Bill 1284

Fresh Start Act of 2019; create.

Did not become law. It stopped in the Senate's Judiciary, Division A Committee on March 5, 2019. The 2019 session has ended.

What it does

The synopsis the Legislature published with the bill.

AN ACT TO CREATE THE "FRESH START ACT OF 2019"; TO PROVIDE THAT NO PERSON SHALL BE DISQUALIFIED FROM PURSUING, PRACTICING OR ENGAGING IN ANY OCCUPATION FOR WHICH A LICENSE IS REQUIRED SOLELY OR IN PART BECAUSE OF A PRIOR CONVICTION OF A CRIME, UNLESS THE CRIME FOR WHICH THE PERSON WAS CONVICTED DIRECTLY RELATES TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LICENSED OCCUPATION; TO PROHIBIT THE USE OF VAGUE TERMS SUCH AS "MORAL TURPITUDE," "GOOD CHARACTER" AND "ANY FELONY"; TO PROVIDE THAT WHEN PROMULGATING RULES AND REGULATIONS RELATED TO THE QUALIFICATIONS FOR LICENSURE, LICENSING AUTHORITIES SHALL ONLY CONSIDER CRIMINAL RECORDS THAT ARE SPECIFIC AND DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE LICENSED OCCUPATION; TO ESTABLISH A CLEAR AND CONVINCING STANDARD OF PROOF WHEN DETERMINING WHETHER A PERSON WILL BE DENIED A LICENSE; TO AUTHORIZE A PERSON WITH A CRIMINAL RECORD TO PETITION A LICENSING AUTHORITY AT ANY TIME FOR A DETERMINATION OF WHETHER THE PERSON'S CRIMINAL RECORD WILL DISQUALIFY THAT PERSON FROM OBTAINING A LICENSE; TO REQUIRE EACH LICENSING AUTHORITY WITH ESTABLISHED STATUTORY AUTHORITY OR ADOPTED RULES THAT ALLOW THAT LICENSING AUTHORITY TO DISQUALIFY A PERSON FROM PURSUING OR PRACTICING AN OCCUPATION FOR WHICH A LICENSE IS REQUIRED SOLELY OR IN PART BECAUSE OF A PRIOR CONVICTION OF CRIME SHALL BEGIN TO REVIEW ITS STATUTORY AUTHORITY AND RULES IN ORDER TO PROPOSE STATUTORY CHANGES CONSISTENT WITH THE CERTAIN GUIDELINES AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

Sponsors

Who carried the bill in each chamber, and who signed on. Each name leads to the member's page.

In the House of Representatives

5 co-sponsors

Kathy Sykes, Carl Mickens, John G. Faulkner, Karl Gibbs, Orlando Paden

Its course

January 21 to March 5, 2019, on one scale. In the top row each mark is a day something happened; taller marks are busier days.

Each committee stop sits inside its chamber.

Every action8 actions on 7 days

In the House of RepresentativesJan 21 to Feb 1222 days

Judiciary AJan 21 to Jan 3110 days

In the SenateFeb 12 to Mar 5 · stopped21 days

Judiciary, Division AFeb 26 to Mar 5 · stopped7 days

Amendments

Each amendment offered, and what became of it.

  • House of Representatives floor amendmentAdopted

    Adopted Feb 12

Text

Each version as the Legislature printed it.

l9n doesn't hold this bill's text yet.

What happened

In l9n's words, one line for each step. Every action as the Legislature published it is below.

In the House of Representatives Jan 21 – Feb 12

  1. Jan 21Referred to the House committee on Judiciary A
  2. Jan 31Reported from committee in the House: title sufficient, do pass
  3. Feb 8Read the third time in the House
  4. Feb 12Amended in the House
  5. Passed the House as amended

In the Senate Feb 14 – Mar 5

  1. Feb 14Sent to the Senate
  2. Feb 26Referred to the Senate committee on Judiciary, Division A
  3. Mar 5Died in committee in the Senate
All 8 actions, as published
  1. Jan 21Referred To Judiciary AHouse of Representatives
  2. Jan 31Title Suff Do PassHouse of Representatives
  3. Feb 8Read the Third TimeHouse of Representatives
  4. Feb 12AmendedHouse of Representatives
  5. Feb 12Passed As AmendedHouse of Representatives
  6. Feb 14Transmitted To SenateHouse of Representatives
  7. Feb 26Referred To Judiciary, Division ASenate
  8. Mar 5Died In CommitteeSenate